Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández
Ifigenia Martínez y Hernández | |
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Martínez in 2022 | |
| President of the Chamber of Deputies of Mexico | |
| In office 1 September 2024 – 5 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Marcela Guerra Castillo |
| Succeeded by | Sergio Gutiérrez Luna |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies Proportional representation | |
| In office 1 September 2024 – 5 October 2024 | |
| Succeeded by | Guadalupe Morales Rubio |
| In office 1 September 2009 – 31 August 2012 | |
| In office 1 November 1994 – 31 August 1997 | |
| Senator of the Republic Proportional representation | |
| In office 1 September 2018 – 31 August 2024 | |
| Deputy of the Constituent Assembly of Mexico City Proportional representation | |
| In office 15 September 2016 – 31 January 2017 | |
| Senator of the Republic from the Federal District Second formula | |
| In office 1 September 1988 – 31 October 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Abraham Martínez Rivero |
| Succeeded by | Luz Lajous Vargas |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies from the Federal District's 22nd district | |
| In office 1 September 1976 – 31 August 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Arturo González Cosío Díaz |
| Succeeded by | Enrique González Flores |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1925 Mexico City, Mexico |
| Died | 5 October 2024 (aged 99) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Political party | Morena (2018–2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Party of the Democratic Revolution (1989–2018) Institutional Revolutionary Party (1966–1988) |
| Education | National Autonomous University of Mexico (BEc) Harvard University (MEc, PhD) |
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Ifigenia Martha Martínez y Hernández (16 June 1925 – 5 October 2024) was a Mexican economist, diplomat, and politician who served as the president of the Chamber of Deputies in 2024.
Martínez earned her undergraduate degree in economics from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and later obtained a master's in economics from Harvard University. In 1966, she became the first woman to lead UNAM's Faculty of Economics, serving in this capacity until 1970.
Throughout her career, Martínez was associated with various left-wing movements, including the progressive wing of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), and the National Regeneration Movement (Morena). She co-founded the PRD alongside Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas and Porfirio Muñoz Ledo. Martínez held numerous public offices, serving as a federal deputy in 1976, 1994, 2009, and 2024, and as a senator in 1988 and 2018.